
Gary Horton | Community Mindedness Is Everything Now
The scenes would have been laughable if they weren’t so pathetic, illogical and disappointing. Lines and more lines around Costco’s, supermarkets, and just about any place else to buy stuff.

The scenes would have been laughable if they weren’t so pathetic, illogical and disappointing. Lines and more lines around Costco’s, supermarkets, and just about any place else to buy stuff.

Working the polls this year was decidedly different from working them in previous years. The main reason was the new computerized voting system that premiered in the primary election just

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Wednesday just felt like THE day. I’m not trying to take credit for any special newsman’s instinct. But it was palpable. As Wednesday progressed, you

By David Hegg Over my years counseling families, and especially married couples, I have found that most problems can be traced back to the area of expectations. And I’ve boiled

Too many L.A. County voters found the new voting system calamitous. The machines failed and poll workers were either uninformed or just flat lied to the voters. All in all

Ah, the index finger. The most dangerous of digits, more so than the provocative second from the thumb? Key to your sister’s chastity belt? Grandmama’s IQ? That’s Why You Have

It appears the Democrats have resigned to their fate of Joe Biden after their massive, anti-Sanders campaign on Super Tuesday. Please don’t tell Joe, who thinks they were voting FOR

Though I’ve been blessed to come from a family where money was never an issue, I proudly have peasant blood running through my veins. My mother’s side is Polish Jewish

I am so totally getting my Bernie Bro on… again! I’m not a member of any political party; I’m one of those “independents” who pollsters, pundits and politicians are perpetually

Climate change is one commonality that affects us all. The issues that arise from a shifting world — including environmental disasters like floods, super-storms, drought, ocean acidification and mega-wildfires —

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” – Atticus Finch, “To Kill

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Dear Hockey, From the moment I started stick-handling in my back yard, imitating my father, shooting pucks past an imaginary goalie, I knew I was

By David Hegg By nature we choose the easy way. This used to be described as the way of least resistance, but increasingly we could label it the way of

Imagine waking up one day to find a convicted child molester, armed robber, violent gang member or murderer living next door. You’re shocked to discover that your new neighbor, an

A dear friend sincerely asked if I’d consider “switching teams.” He didn’t mean I should start wearing bun-hugger short-shorts, mascara and fan myself coquettishly as I lament how difficult it

Horny toads. I have a sentimental attachment to them. As a child, growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I found their dinosaur-like appearance fascinating. On hot summer days I

As I get older, I have come to realize certain things about myself. I found out that I only have so much energy and, once its expended, all I can

The picture shown is of a serene and idyllic day in May 1918. Row, row, row your boat gently up the Hudson. William Horton had married Emma Muldoon two short

No more 24-packs of bottled water. Bags of rice, dried beans, noodles, and even cases of Ramen and Spam are gone. Store shelves are emptying. Santa Claritans are stocking up.

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor As I head off to the NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana this weekend — a weekend in which Fontana affectionately is re-dubbed